Werner Forman Archive

TIBET AND NEPAL

 

A collection exclusive to Werner Forman Archive of Lamaistic icons, votive stelae, ritual objects and temple banners.

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Statue of Vajradhara, the Supreme Buddha.

Tibet, 17th C.

Philip Goldman Collection, London.

Medical thangka by Sangye Gyamtso.

Tibet, 18th-19th C.

Philip Goldman Collection, London.

Padsmasambhava, founder of Lamaistic Buddhism.

Tibet, 17th-18th C.

Philip Goldman Collection, London.

 

Karttrika or chopper, a ritual object carried by fierce deities to cut the life-roots of demons and sinners.

Tibet, 19th C.

Private Collection, London.

Thangka depicting the founder of the "Yellow Hats" school of Lamaistic Buddhism.

Tibet.

Bad Wildungen Museum, Germany.

A holy water vessel in the form of a demonic face.

Tibet, 19th C.

Private Collection, London.

Avalokitesvara, the Merciful Lord.

Tibet, 17th C.

Philip Goldman Collection, London.

Divination thangka from East Tibet.

Tibet, 18th 19th C.

Spink & Son, London.

Garuda, the eagle of wisdom and the enemy of the Nagas.

Nepal.

Philip Goldman Collection, London.

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